This video presents a philosophical insight from Cormac McCarthy's 'No Country for Old Men,' where the character Bell reflects on his father's wisdom: doing your best and telling the truth eliminates the mental burden of constantly deciding who you are, while admitting mistakes and apologizing allows you to move forward without carrying unnecessary emotional weight.
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McCarthy: Who You WereAdded:
My daddy always told me to just do the best you knew how and tell [music] the truth.
He said there was nothing to set a man's mind at ease like >> [music] >> waking up in the morning and not having to decide who you were.
And if you done something wrong, just stand up and say you done it and say you're sorry and get on with it.
>> [music] >> Don't haul stuff around with you.
I guess all that sounds pretty simple today, even to me.
Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men.
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